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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627168

Keekan population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Kerala, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population9,735people
Households1,831PCA households
Literacy rate87.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation22.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,7354,4355,300
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,472736736
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,2713,4333,838
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.99%92.81%84.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople261511
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople26188
Total workersCensus workers2,2331,743490
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population22.94%39.3%9.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7431,410333
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months490333157
Non-workerspeople7,5022,6924,810

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25706; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,831 households and 9,735 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.81% for males and 84.09% for females.
  • Of 2,233 workers, 78.06% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators334
Agricultural labourers6213
Household industry workers4524
Other workers1,603449

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Keekan (CT)588056319,735

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.